While today continues to be plagued by the "little to report" phenomenon, we can't really complain about the price action. In a relative carbon copy of yesterday's pattern, we made gains in the morning and have been holding calmly sideways into the afternoon

As many lenders think back on record-breaking Novembers, and I head to Pennsylvania for the rest of the week, here is a quick bit of trivia. James Pierpont was the author of "One Horse Open Sleigh" which was first published in 1857. In 1859, he reissued the song under a new name: "Jingle Bells." It was a "sleighing song" which was a popular topic of the time and had nothing to do with Christmas, or for that matter, Thanksgiving. Why do I mention this? Well, if you recognize the name "Pierpont" that...

While today continues to be plagued by the "little to report" phenomenon, we can't really complain about the price action. In a relative carbon copy of yesterday's pattern, we made gains in the morning and have been holding calmly sideways into the afternoon

As many lenders think back on record-breaking Novembers, and I head to Pennsylvania for the rest of the week, here is a quick bit of trivia. James Pierpont was the author of "One Horse Open Sleigh" which was first published in 1857. In 1859, he reissued the song under a new name: "Jingle Bells." It was a "sleighing song" which was a popular topic of the time and had nothing to do with Christmas, or for that matter, Thanksgiving. Why do I mention this? Well, if you recognize the name "Pierpont" that...

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